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Chechen claims he tricked Russians
International Herald Tribune ^ | SEPTEMBER 2, 2005 | C.J. Chivers

Posted on 09/04/2005 11:53:06 AM PDT by lizol

Chechen claims he tricked Russians By C.J. Chivers The New York Times

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2005

MOSCOW Shamil Basayev, the Chechen terrorist leader and mastermind of the siege last year at School No.1 in Beslan, claims that the siege was made possible with the help of Russia's special services, who allowed the terrorists a safe passage near the school.

In an announcement on a Web site that frequently posts his statements and videos, Basayev said Wednesday that he had deceived Russian intelligence services, who believed his terrorists would attack a government center in the regional capital and cleared a route at the border in hopes of ambushing them along the way.

The statement was immediately denounced by the Russian authorities, who dismissed it as "total nonsense" and the assertions of a "child murderer."

"Investigators have no evidence suggesting that special services were in any way involved in the seizure," Nikolai Shepel, Russia's deputy prosecutor general, told the Interfax news agency.

(Excerpt) Read more at iht.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: basayev; beslan; chechnya; russia; terror

1 posted on 09/04/2005 11:53:06 AM PDT by lizol
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To: lizol

Catch him. Kill him.


2 posted on 09/04/2005 12:05:51 PM PDT by Abcdefg
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To: lizol

Muslims=deceit


3 posted on 09/04/2005 12:07:30 PM PDT by squirt-gun
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To: lizol

Basayev: you are soooo smart, you smelly coward. You still got one comin' right between your beady eyes. I hope it is sooner rather than later.


4 posted on 09/04/2005 1:38:03 PM PDT by Minutemen ("It's a Religion of Peace")
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To: lizol
This guy is proud that Russian children were terrorized and killed by his people?

When he's caught, there could be no adequate punishment.

5 posted on 09/04/2005 1:50:32 PM PDT by Tom Bombadil
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To: lizol
What is your point in posting this article? Are Poles happy to see Basayev is terrorizing the Russians?
6 posted on 09/05/2005 12:28:31 PM PDT by GarySpFc (Sneakypete, De Oppresso Liber)
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To: GarySpFc

You can ask the same question the editor of IHT.


7 posted on 09/05/2005 1:33:29 PM PDT by lizol
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